Coin chute



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Patented June 23, 1936 UNITED STATES COIN CHUTE ClydeB. Gorton, Chicago, Ill., assignor to O. B. McClellan, Chicago. 111.

Original application September 6, 1934, Serial No. 742,885; Divided and this application Jannary 7, 1935, Serial No. 617

Claims. (Cl. 194-98) This invention relates to a coin chute.

This application is a division of application Serial No. 742,885, filed September 6, 1934, Patent No. 1,987,292, dated January 8, 1935.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved coin chute which is relatively simple and inexpensive in construction and efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedcoin chute adapted for use in conjunction with any coin controlled device or machine, such, for example, as vending machines, amusement game apparatus, etc.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a coin chute which is constructed in such a manner that when a coin is insertedinto the coin chute to operate an amusement game apparatus, vendingdevice, or other mechanism associated therewith, the coin is movedinto a coin-receiving and displaying receptacle and is therein exposed through a sight opening to the view of the proprietor or owner of the amusement apparatus or vending device with which the coin chute is associated so that the proprietor may readily ascertain whether or not the player or operator of the device has inserted a proper coin. into the chute to operate same.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. 1 The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed. 1y

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, showing the preferred form of construction andin which:

Fig. l is anelevational view of a coin chute embodying the invention; 4

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same showing the coin slide and associated parts in coin-receiving position; i r Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3inFig. 2

but showing the coin slide and associated parts in full stroke position;

Fig. 4 is. a fragmentary top plan view of an amusement game cabinet showing the new coin chute associated therewith; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentarysectional view on line 5-5 in Fig. 1.

.A preferred embodiment of the new coin chute is shown in the drawing, is generally indicated therein at Ill, and includes a guide structure II and a coin slide carried thereby and generally indicated at l2, and the coin slide [2 includes two parts I3 and M which, are substantially similar gages when the coin ejector 30 is moved (left to Formed in the coin slide l2, partly in each of the two coin slide parts l3 and I4, is a coin-receiving pocket l5 (Fig. 5) and communicating at its lower end with this coin-receiving pocket 15, when the coin slide I2 is in coin-receiving po- 5 sition, as in Figs. 1 and 2, is a coin chute t6. Arrangedwithin a pocket ll provided therefor in the coin slide member I4 is a pivoted latch dog l8 (Fig. 5); one end portion of the latch dog I 8 being normally projected into a slot l9 which is formed in a wall 2!] of the guide ll (Fig. 5) by the action of a spring 2| which is arranged in a pocket 22 provided therefor in the coin slide member I4 (Fig. 5).

Mounted on the top wall of the guide H isa coin-displaying receptacle in the form of a pan 23 and when the coin chute is in operative position, as in Fig. 4, this receptacle 23 is visible through a sight opening 24 provided therefor in the top wall 25 of the cabinet 26 of the game apparatus with which the new coin chute is shown associated, for the purpose of illustrating its use.

The coin display receptacle 23 is provided with a discharge opening 21 and provided in the bottom wall of the display pan or receptacle 23 is a vertical slot 28 (Fig. 2) into which projects an upwardly extending arm 29 of a coin ejecting member 30, the coin ejecting member 30 being provided with a horizontal slot 3| into which projects a lateral extension or pin 32, the pin or extension32 projectingfrom the side wall of the guide II. This coin ejecting member 30 has a hooked or latching end portion 33 which is latchingly engageable with a latch pin 34 which projects from the wall of the coin slide member 14. 35 Formed on the coin ejecting member 30 is a cam surface 35 and projecting laterally from the guide II is a pin 36 withwhich the cam surface 35 enright, Figs. 1, 2 and 3). 1

Pivotally mounted on the bottom wall of the guide II, as at 31, is a coin ejector 38 which has an upwardly extending arm 39 and this arm 39 projects through a slot 40 formed in the bottom wall of the guide I l r (Fig. 3) into the coin-receiving pocket 15; the coin ejector 38 being urged (clockwise, Figs. 1 and3) by a spring 4|.

Having one end attached to the guide II and having its other end attached to a pin 42 which depends from the coin slide member I4 is a resetting .spring 43.

Formed in the bottom wall of the coin receptacle or pan 23 is a slot 44 (Fig. 2) and extending upwardly from the bottom wall of the pan 23 and curved over and above and toward one side of the slot 44 (Fig. 2) is a coin deflector 45.

Operation When a coin of proper denomination, etc., is inserted into the coin chute I6, it falls by gravity down the same into the coin-receiving aperture or pocket I5 formed in the coin slide I2, whereupon the coin slide I2, being urged inwardly (left to right, Figs. 1, 2 and 3) urges the coin which is arranged in the pocket I5, into engagement with the latch dog I8, thereby pivoting the latch dog I8 out of latching engagement with the wall 28 of the guide I I, the wall 20 being the wall of the guide II which defines the slot I9 into which one end portion of the latch dog I8 normally is urged by action of the spring 2I which is arranged in the pocket 22 provided therefor in the coin slide members I 3 and I4, thus forcing the latch dog I8 out of latching engagement with the wall 20 of the guide II in which the slot I9 is formed (Fig. 5).

At the beginning of the inward stroke of the coin slide I2 that is, when the coin slide I2 is in the position of Figs. 1 and 2, the coin pocket I5 is disposed out of registration with the slot 44, (being to the left of the same as seen in Figs. 1 and 2) and the coin ejecting member 293i1 is disposed in the full line position of Fig. 1. However, when the coin slide I2 is moved inwardly (left to right, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5), the coin in the pocket I5 engages the upwardly extending arm 39 of the coin ejecting member 38 and urges the latter (counterclockwise into dotted line position, Figs. 1 and 3), but during this inward stroke of the coin slide I2 the manual pressure exerted by the operator of the slide upon the same urges the two coin slide parts or members I3 and I4 together and, in so doing, jambs the coin in the coin pocket I5, thereby preventing the coin from being ejected from the coin pocket I5 until the slide has completed its full inward stroke and the manual pressure exerted by the operator is released, whereupon the coin slide I 2 is retracted (right to left, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5) by its resetting spring 43. During this return stroke of the slide I2 the spring 4| urges the coin-ejecting member 38--39 (from dotted to full line position, Fig. 1) thus forcing the projecting portion 39 of the coin-ejecting member 38 up through the slot 40 and coin pocket I5 into the slot 44 and thereby ejecting the coin out of the coin pocket I5 of the coin slide I2 up through the slot 44, which is formed in the bottom wall of the display receptacle 23, and the coin thus ejected from the coin pocket I5 through the slot 44 is deflected by the deflector member 45 onto the bottom wall of the receptacle 23 into position A, Fig. 2, and is held exposed to public view through the sight opening 24 in the cabinet 26 so that the proprietor of the game apparatus or other coin-controlled device, with which the coin chute I0 is associated may readily see the coin thus exposed to view and thereby determine whether or not the player of the device or apparatus has inserted a coin of the proper denomination into the coin chute I6 or has attempted to operate the same fraudulently, as the case may be.

The coin 46 thus ejected into the coin receptacle 23 remains therein, in position A (Fig. 2), until another coin of proper denomination, size, etc., is inserted into the coin chute I6 and coin pocket I5 and the coin slide I 2 is again operated, whereupon the upwardly projecting portion 29 of the coin ejecting member 30, being moved through the slot 28 which is formed in the bottom wall of the coin display receptacle 23 (left to right, from full to dotted line position, Fig. 1), engages behind the last coin 46 deposited in the display receptacle 23,

in position A, and in so doing, forces the coin 46 from position A, around the inside of the curved vertical wall 41 of the display receptacle 5 23 (counterclockwise, in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2) and in this manner ejects the coin from position A out through the discharge opening 21 of the coin display receptacle 23 into any suitable coin-holding receptacle which may be 10 provided therefor in the cabinet 26 of the game apparatus or other coin-controlled device with which the coin chute I0 may be associated.

At this time the cam surface 35 of the coin ejecting member 29-30 engages the pin 36 and 1.5 thereby pivots the coin ejecting and latch mem-- ber 29-49 (counterclockwise, from full to dotted; line position Fig. 1), thus lifting the hooked end portion 33 of the member 2930 up out of latching engagement with the latch pin 34 whereupon a 20 tensioned spring 48 retracts or jerks the coin eject-- ing member 293EJ back into its initial position (as in full lines, Fig. 1). The coin slide I2 then continues its movement from left to right (Fig. 1) to the full stroke position (as in Fig. 3), where- 25 upon the coin carried by the slide I2 is ejected by the coin ejecting member 3839 from the coin pocket I5 up through the slot 44 into position A in the coin-receptacle 23, wherein it is held until the foregoing cycle of operations is begun over 30 again and the last coin deposited in the coin receptacle 23 is ejected therefrom, from position A, out through the discharge opening 21, in the manner hereinbefore explained; the coin slide I2 is then retracted into coin-receiving position by 35 its resetting spring 43. During this movement the coin slide part I3 is reset into its initial position by the action of a resetting coil spring 50, one end of which is attached, as at 5|, to the coin slide part I3, and the other end of which is attached 40 to the wall 26, as shown in Fig. 3.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the 45 spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims. 50

I claim:

1. A coin chute comprising the combination of a guide; a coin slide carried by the guide having a coin-receiving or token-receiving pocket formed therein; a coin receptacle arranged on one side 5 of the guide and slide; means including a pivotal member arranged on the opposite side of the guide and coacting with said slide when the latter is moved in one direction to eject a coin from said coin pocket into said coin receptacle; and means including a slidable member coacting with the said coin slide to eject a coin from said coin receptacle when the said coin slide is moved in a direction opposite to the said first-named direction,

2. A coin chute comprising the combination of: a guide; a coin slide carried by the said guide having a, coin-receiving or token-receiving pocket formed therein; a coin display receptacle arranged above the said coin slide and over the said guide; means including a pivotal member arranged below the said coin display receptacle and coacting with the said coin slide when the latter is moved in one direction to eject a coin from the said coin pocket into said receptacle; and

means including a slidable member coacting with the said coin slide to eject a coin from said coin receptacle when the said coin slide is moved in a direction opposite to the said first-named direction.

3. A coin chute comprising the combination of a guide; a coin slide carried by the said guide and having a coin-receiving recess or pocket formed therein; a coin display receptacle arranged above the said slide and over the said guide and having a bottom wall extending in a plane substantially parallel to, but above, the plane of movement of the said coin slide; means coacting with the said coin slide to eject a coin from the said pocket into the said coin display receptacle; means in said coin display receptacle for deflecting a coin ejected from said coin pocket into said coin display receptacle in such a manner that the coin thus ejected into said coin display receptacle will be positioned therein with its fiat face resting upon the said bottom wall of said coin display receptacle; and means coacting with the said coin slide to eject coins one at a time from said coin display receptacle.

4. A coin chute comprising the combination of a guide; a coin slide carried by the said guide and having a, coin-receiving recess or pocket formed therein; a coin display receptacle arranged on one side the said guide and having a bottom wall extending in a plane substantially parallel to, the plane of movement of the said coin slide; means coacting with the said coin slide to eject a coin from the said pocket into the said coin display receptacle; means in said coin display receptacle for deflecting a coin ejected from said coin pocket into said coin display receptacle insuch a manner that the coin thus ejected into said coin display receptacle; will be positioned therein with its fiat face resting upon the said bottom wall of said coin display receptacle; and means coacting with the said coin slide to eject coins one at a time from said coin display receptacle.

5. A coin chute comprising the combination of: a guide; a coin slide carried by the guide having a coin-receiving or token-receiving pocket formed therein; a coin receptacle arranged on one side of the guide and slide; means including a spring actuated member arranged on the opposite side 20 of the guide and coacting with said slide when the latter is moved in one direction to eject a coin from said coin pocket into said coin receptacle; and means including a slidable member coacting with the said coin slide to eject a coin from said 25 coin receptacle when the said coin slide is moved in a direction opposite to the said first-named direction.

CLYDE B. GORTON. 

